Hungary at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Hungary at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeHUN
NOCHungarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
in London, United Kingdom
July 29-August 14, 1948
Competitors128 (107 men and 21 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearerImre Németh
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
10
Silver
5
Bronze
12
Total
27
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Hungary competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 128 competitors, 107 men and 21 women, took part in 76 events in 15 sports.[1]

Medalists

Further information: 1948 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1948 Summer Olympics medal winners

Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1948 Olympic Games.

Name Medal Sport Event
Aladár Gerevich  Gold
 Gold		 Fencing Men's team sabre
Men's sabre
Ferenc Pataki  Gold
 Bronze
 Bronze		 Gymnastics Men's floor
Men's artistic individual all-around
Men's vault
Pál Kovács  Gold
 Bronze		 Fencing Men's team sabre
Men's sabre
János Mogyorósi-Klencs  Silver
 Bronze
 Bronze		 Gymnastics Men's floor
Men's artistic individual all-around
Men's vault
Géza Kádas  Silver
 Bronze		 Swimming Men's 4×200 m freestyle relay
Men's 100 m freestyle
György Mitró  Silver
 Bronze		 Swimming Men's 4×200 m freestyle relay
Men's 1500 m freestyle

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Irén Zságot 10 m platform 56.62 9

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented Hungary in 1948.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1948.

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Hungary had nine male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1948.[2]

Men's double sculls
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Four shooters represented Hungary in 1948. Károly Takács won a gold medal in the 25 metre pistol event.

25 metre pistol
50 metre pistol

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Géza Kádas 100 m freestyle 58.2 1 Q* 58.0 3 Q* 58.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Elemér Szathmáry 59.7 3 q* 1:00.5 6 Did not advance
Zoltán Szilárd 59.8 3 q* 59.6 3 Q* 59.6 7
Géza Kádas 400 m freestyle 4:52.8 4 Q 4:47.8 1 Q 4:49.4 4
György Mitró 4:56.0 9 Q 4:50.8 5 q 4:49.9 5
Imre Nyéki 5:01.8 16 Q DNS Did not advance
György Csordás 1500 m freestyle 20:06.8 2 Q 20:06.6 4 Q 19:54.2 4
György Mitró 20:15.0 5 Q 20:06.5 3 Q 19:43.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ferenc Vörös 20:31.9 12 Q 20:31.4 10 Did not advance
Gyula Válent 100 m backstroke 1:11.8 5* Did not advance
Sándor Németh 200 m breaststroke 2:48.2 7 2:48.1 9 Did not advance
Elemér Szathmáry
György Mitró
Imre Nyéki
Géza Kádas 		4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:53.6 1 Q* — 8:48.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

*Ranks given are within the heat.

Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mária Littomeritzky 100 m freestyle 1:13.0 26 Did not advance
Zsuzsa Nádor 1:15.8 31 Did not advance
Judit Temes 1:08.3 7 Q 1:09.7 15 Did not advance
Ilona Novák 100 m backstroke 1:17.3 4 Q 1:17.6 3 Q 1:18.4 4
Éva Novák-Gerard 200 m breaststroke 3:02.9 =1 Q* 2:58.0 2 Q* 3:00.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Éva Székely 3:01.2 OR 1 Q* 3:02.8 3 Q* 3:02.5 4
Mária Littomeritzky
Ilona Novák
Judit Temes
Éva Székely 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 4:47.5 3 Q* — 4:48.8 5

*Ranks given are within the heat.

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Art competitions

Main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics

References

  1. ^ "Hungary at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hungary Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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